Pitfalls and Possibilities

In Family History Research

By Pauline M. Litton. Swansong Publications, 2010. 290 pages. ISBN 978-0-9553450-1-2.

You need this book if you agree with any of the statements below:

She was born in 1839 so she must be registered at the GRO.
Of course they were married… .
He was 80 when he died so he was born in ... .
I knew her as Auntie Gladys; she must be my mother’s or father’s sister.
She was called" little Cis" so she must have been Cicely or Cecilia.
She’s described as his mother-in-law in the 1851 census; she must be his wife’s mother.
They both said they were 21 on their marriage certificate so they were both born in ... .
My name is Blomiley; Blummelie, Brimiley & Bromley are nothing to do with my family.
The minister wrote my ancestor’s name as Amery in the marriage register and he must be correct. What if my ancestor did sign as Emery?
My great grandfather left his son only one shilling in his Will; they must have fallen out.

Based on a series of articles with the same title published in Family Tree Magazine, updated and expanded to take account of the advantages and disadvantages of using modern technology. It is not a book on ‘how to do your family tree’, rather it suggests unexplored avenues and additional sources which you may not have considered. Possible errors and omissions in original records, transcriptions and indexes (including those online) are described and illustrated.

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